Two Palestinians were killed in attack Israeli to town at West Bankaccording to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

THE Saifolah Mousalet20 -year -old, a US national from Florida, was beaten to death during the Friday night in Sinjil, the ministry said.

The second dead, Mohammed al-Salabi, 23, succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the chest.

The Israeli army said that ‘Dropted stones against Israelis near Sinjil and a violent conflict developed in the area” He added that security forces are considering reports of the death of a Palestinian and that the incident with the latter is under investigation.

The US Foreign Ministry said it is’Updated about reports on death of American citizen on the West Bank“, And that he will not make further comments”out of respect for family privacy“

Saiafolah Mousalet, also known as Saif, was born in Florida and traveled from Tampa to the occupied West Bank on June 4 “to spend time with his loved ones,” according to his family.

In a family announcement it is stated that ‘Saif was wildly beaten to death by Israeli settlers while trying to protect the land of his family from settlers who attempted to steal her“

“The Israeli settlers surrounded Saif for more than three hours, as rescuers were trying to get close to him, but the crowds prevented the ambulance and rescuers from providing saving help.”

“After the crowd was dissolved, his younger brother ran to take him to the ambulance. Saif died before he arrived at the hospital. “

The announcement concludes: ‘We ask the US Foreign Ministry to directly lead a investigation and lead the Israeli settlers who murdered Saif to justice. “

Wafa’s official Palestinian news agency reported that Mohammed al-Salabi came from the city of Al-Mazraa al-Sarkiya, south of Sinjil.

According to the Ministry of Health, he was shot in the chest by settlers during the same attack that was killed by Saifolah Mousalet.

The young man was bleeding for hours before the rescuers arrived, the agency noted.

Wafa also said that another 10 Palestinians from Sinjil and neighboring areas were injured in settlements with settlements, armed with automatic weapons.

The Israeli army said in a statement on Friday night that ‘terrorists launched stones at Israeli citizens near Sinjil“, Slightly injuring two of them.

“There was a violent confrontation in the area between Palestinian and Israeli citizens, which included vandalism in Palestinian property, arson, physical conflicts and stones.”

The army added that soldiers, police and paramilitary forces were sent to the spot and “made use of riot dismantling means in response to violent confrontation“

He also noted that ‘He is aware of reports of the death of Palestinian citizen and several injuries, which are examined by the Sin Beet Internal Security Service and Israel Police“

When the Bbc He asked for clarifications on reports on the second dead Palestinian, the army replied: “The situation is under consideration“

In a separate incident, the US Embassy in Jerusalem has recently condemned the incidents of violence of Israeli settlers against the Christian city of Tampex on the West Bank.

The majority of the land there belong to Palestinians-Americans and, according to residents, about 300 residents are holders of US passports.

Attacks, including car arson and attacks on masked men, have intensified. On Monday, settlers set fire to fields near a 5th century church, leading the priests of the city to seek international intervention.

The State Department said in response that there is no higher priority than the security of American citizens abroad and that the protection of Christians is a priority for President Donald Trump.

Israel has built about 160 settlements that have been housing about 700,000 Jews since 1967, when it occupied the West Bank and the East Jerusalem – areas where the Palestinians want, along with Gaza, to become their future state. About 3.3 million Palestinians live next to the settlers.

Settlements are considered illegal under international law – a position reinforced by the Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2023 – though Israel disagrees.

Since the start of the war in Gaza, the violence of Palestinian civilians on the West Bank has increased sharply, and has already risen.

The UN reports that at least 910 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces on the West Bank, 13 by settlers and 7 others either by the forces or by settlers. At the same time, at least 44 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian attacks on Israel and the West Bank.

Only for May, the UN records 136 attacks by victims or damage to property.

On Thursday, a 22 -year -old Israeli security guard, Salev Zvoulouni, was killed when two Palestinians opened fire and tried to stabbing a shopping mall parking lot in the residential blocker in the south of the West Bank.

The perpetrators were killed by bullets of soldiers and armed citizens, according to police.